Music News: 5 Things That Happened Last Week
The most important happenings… as told by social media:
1. Aerosmith kicked off their Aero-Vederci tour in Tel Aviv, Israel in front of nearly 50,000 fans.
2. In an interview with Variety to promote his new album, Todd Rundgren suggested that Trump supporters should not attend his shows, because “[they] won’t have a good time.” Rundgren is currently on tour, supporting Yes on some of the dates.
Todd Rundgren: "If you’re a Trump supporter, don’t come to my show, because you won’t have a good time."
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 15, 2017
3. Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers was joined onstage by Robert Plant AC/DC’s Brian Johnson during the sixth day of Rodgers’ 14-date tour. Watch their collaboration below:
4. U2, Metallica, Aerosmith, and others paid tribute to musician Chris Cornell, who passed away unexpectedly this week.
5. Roger Waters released a video for “The Last Refugee,” off of his upcoming album Is This the Life We Really Want?
Danielle Zabielski (aka “that girl who loves the Bee Gees more than anything else in the whole wide world”) is an artist, freelancer, and radio producer based in Philadelphia. Art and music are the two loves of her life, particularly the art and music of the 1960s through ‘70s.